CONFERENCE China MES impact on EU Industries and the labour market in the EU Member States Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 European Parliament - Strasbourg 1
* The vital importance of keeping the Bicycle Industry in Europe, thanks to the Antidumping against unfair competition Total EU Market in 2015: 20 millions bicycles, 1.5 millions Pedal Assist Ebikes and 3 billions Euro of Bicycle Parts and Accessories. 12 Millions Bicycles, 1.1. Millions Pedal- Assist E-bikes and 1.5 Billion worth of Bicycle Parts and Accessories were produced in Europe. The Bicycle Industry in Europe is one of the largest Employers of the Green Industries in Europe, with over 70.000 very skilled collaborators in 600 SMEs working in 20 of the 28 MS as acknowledged by the EU Official Journal on 5th June 2013: 2
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Interest of producers of bicycle parts (253) The Association of the Bicycles Parts Producers (COLIPED) made itself known during the investigation. COLIPED provided information that there are about 370 companies in the Union, which are supplying components to the bicycle producers and employ about 16 000 people. The suppliers industry is depending on the continuation of the bicycles production in the Union. (254) 53 producers of bicycle parts came forward in favour of the measures, representing 39 % of the estimated 1,2 billion EUR of total turnover of the bicycle part industry. The bicycles parts producers are benefiting from the extension of the existing measures to essential bicycle parts (see recital 1). The existing exemption scheme (see recital 1) encourages local production of bicycle parts by restricting the Chinese content of bicycle parts used to less than 60 % of the total value. Due to the measures in place the Union industry was able to develop and invest in new projects aiming to resume production of certain essential parts in the Union. 4
Interest of users/consumers (256) The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), an umbrella federation of the national cyclists’ associations in Europe supported the continuation of the anti-dumping measures in force. The ECF argued that local production is in the interest of the consumers as it ensures quality and safety as well as specialised customer services. (257) The ECF argued that an increase of imports from the PRC would have a negative impact on the high quality and safety standards in the Union at the expense of the consumer. (258) The impact of the anti-dumping duties on the consumer price is estimated not to be significant as the majority of Union producers of bicycles operate under the exemption scheme whereas the essential bicycle parts can be imported from the PRC without any duty up to 60 % of the total value of the parts used.EN 5.6.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 153/4 (259) It is recalled that, in the previous investigations, it was found that the impact of measures would not be significant for the users/consumers. Despite the existence of measures, the supply of bicycles from the PRC, as well as countries without any measures is available. It is therefore concluded that the anti- dumping measures do not have a significant negative impact on users in the Union. 5
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* At SMEs level, Innovation is generated by Production This is a sine qua non condition: in fine-mechanics Industrial SMEs, the know-how which comes from production is vital to develop safe & innovative products. the most important innovations of the last 50 years in our Industry were always made by Manufacturers of Bicycles or Parts, among which the EU SMEs played a decisive role to new inventions to increase the safety, lightweight and enthusiasm of the riders worldwide: 8
a) High-End Road Bikes by Colnago, Pinarello, De Rosa in the 70ies and 80ies (first Carbon Fiber frame by Colnago & Ferrari) b) City-Trekking Bikes by the German Bicycle Industry also in the 70ies and 80ies c) BMX and Mountain Bikes by the US Producers in the 80ies (before they all disappeared as US Authorities didn't renew the Antidumping against China) d) Multi-speed Gears Hubs (Sachs, Shimano) e) lighter and more precise Derailleurs & Shifters up to 33 speeds (also cableless in the last few years): Mavic, Campagnolo, Shimano, Sram, Tubeless Wheels (Mavic) and Tyres (Michelin, Hutchinson), disk brakes (Formula, Magura), suspension forks (Marzocchi, Rockshox), and many others. f) Pedal-Assist Ebikes : a fantastic concept developed by the EU Industry, in collaboration with the EU COM's DG INDUSTRY since over 20 years to establish the safest technical and quality standards & regulations: Pedal-Assist Ebikes bring back to cycling millions of EU Citizens! 9
Some examples of Pedal Assisted e-bikes made in Europe 10 Best Bike 2014, Interbike Award (Las Vegas) It is a made in Europe bike
The German company Bosch is investing 400 million Euro per year in E-Mobility Research: Bosch supplies its e-bike systems to 50 brands, out of which 48 are European 11
Modern Industry is based on Innovation and Investments a) If the EU Bicycle Industry didn't exist anymore, b) If the EU COM didn't grant the Antidumping in the past 20 years the Pedal-Assist Ebikes would not have been invented! In 2015 the EU Bicycle Industry has invested in the EU over 1 Billion Euros in new installations and innovative products Which – we must underline – respect and promote: All environmental friendly regulations, safety-at-work, CSRs, REACH, EN Norms, IP Rights We are also promoting production districts (Bike Valleys) in many EU MS, to re-shore the production of bicycle components which are presently not produced in Europe. Many more thousands of young engineers and technicians will find a long term good Industrial job in the Bicycle Industry . 12
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New high-tech Developments of the EU bicycle, Pedal-Assist Ebikes and Components Study SpeedEpac : Thanks to the very skillful and positive negotiations of the EU COM DG Grow with CONEBI, the new SpeedEpacs' type approval was successfully adopted in the 168/13 Regulation and will be in full application from 1.1.2018 on. This is another very safe and high quality pedal-assist bicycle - invented by the EU Industry - which will help greatly to cut C02 and other dangerous emissions in our cities, if the EU Industry will be granted the legitimate defense against unfair competition from PRC's exporters. Full carbon e-MTB of Lapierre Model Overvolt 15
New high-tech Developments of the EU bicycle, Pedal-Assist Ebikes and Components Study Intelligent Transport System (ITS): The new, very important, big innovation of the EU Bicycle, Pedal-Assist Ebikes and Components Industry will be the adoption of the latest technologies to connect all vehicles in traffic, in order to save cyclists from potential accidents: the cooperation with the EU COM, the Car Industry, the Motorcycle Industry, ECF-CIC, CONEBI and the WBIA will be extremely helpful, both in Brussels, and in Geneva at the UNECE. 16
Unfair competition from PRC is even more dangerous for High-Tech and Investment/Innovation-intensive Industries like ours Modern Industry - Industry 4.0 included - has more and more workforce upstream, like in the R&D, Moulds/Machines and production transfers preparation: a direct job often corresponds to 3.5 indirect jobs upstream In modern Industry – included Industry 4.0 - the impact of investments/ automation/ digitalized production/ innovations is so much higher than in the past: it can reach 30-40% of the price of a new product So, if such investments/innovations are paid as always by the EU Industry, and the PRC's exporters can go on getting them back from the Government via the so many subsidies, there is no future for any high-tech Industry in the EU, if MES is unilaterally and unjustifiably granted by the EU: we will lose all important new Industrial developments in the next 10 years, and the investments of the EU Industry will be drastically reduced and progressively disappear, from today's very high level (approximately 300 Billions per year). 17
Antisubsidy is not viable, because of the lack of transparency from the PRC’s Government, so antidumping is the only legitimate defence available. The risk to loose very large parts of the EU Industry as a whole is very high, in case of unilateral MES granting to China by the EU: and when one Industry is lost, it is forever, and the whole Manufacturing system in the EU will be weaker and less competitive. “When manufacturing plants move to a new location, they take with them expertise and employment in high value added services such as research, development, sales and marketing. That is why deindustrialization is a cause of concern. It puts at risk high value jobs and services. It reduces European competitiveness ” Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Ms Bieńkowska – June 2015 18
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